Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was said to be ill for several weeks now. He was finally admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. He will undergo a medical procedure related to his lungs, The Express Tribune newspaper reported citing insiders.

Earlier in July, the former Pakistan President had contracted Covid-19 during his visit to Dubai.

Last year, 67-year-old Zardari was admitted to a private hospital in Karachi on the advice of his doctors.